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PAUL KANGAS, LA Landscape Architect PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Paul has the uncanny ability to quickly interpret site opportunities and constraints in the early stages of the project to help clients visualize remarkable site solutions. His creative yet pragmatic designs enhance unique site features while keeping long-term sustainability, budgetary constraints, and maintenance at the forefront. Paul understands that good site planning must limit impacts on the environment. He works collaboratively with the entire design team to provide site designs which complement the architecture and inspire clients to make the best use of the land Paul has built a sizable portfolio of corporate campuses, master planned communities, public plazas, park trails, athletic complexes, worship centers, healing gardens and urban hardscapes. PROJECT EXPERIENCE i■ LOUCKS City of Zimmerman The City of Zimmerman requested assistance with the master planning of four Park Master Planning municipal park sites. Many different user groups were competing for practice Zimmerman, MN and play space, necessitating an analysis and review of the current system, as well as planning of four sites to maximize park amenities and clearly define the role each park would play in the future development of both youth and adult recreation. A focus group, consisting of representatives from each sports organization, the school district, the Park Commission, and interested citizens, participated in the process and helped guide the design and refinement of the park plans. Minnesota State Fair Loucks provided services including landscape architecture for an extensive Grandstand renovation of the historic State Fair Grandstand. The project includes a new Saint Paul, MN performance area, seating and concession areas and public plazas adjacent to the new elevator and stair towers. Loucks worked closely with the project team on a very aggressive schedule to complete this significant facelift to a historic landmark on time and within budget. Gleason Fields The center of a large planned 600 -unit housing development. The park is Community Playfield heavily used for both youth and adult recreation programming with a wide Maple Grove, MN variety of sports being played at the same location. The project included three soccer fields, two softball fields, one baseball diamond, and a flex field mostly used for youth football. In addition to field sports, the park also contains two hockey rinks and free skate area with a warming house, a large children's playground, basketball courts, and a significant trail system linked with many areas of the city. A key element to this project was protecting steep slopes and minimizing future maintenance costs through the use of native grasses and naturalized plantings. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Environmental Design I North Dakota State University Bachelor of Science Landscape Architecture I North Dakota State University REGISTRATIONS Minnesota 26017 1 South Dakota 6048 1 North Dakota 42 1 Iowa 00578 1 Wisconsin 521-14 PLANNING I CIVIL ENGINEERING I LAND SURVEYING I LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE I ENVIRONMENTAL